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Dr Hafiz A Pasha

The education crisis
Opinion

The education crisis

The Prime Minister has rightly lamented recently on the lack of access to education of children generally and...
Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am
Attacks on the NFC Award
Opinion

Attacks on the NFC Award

There have recently been some attacks on the 7th NFC award relating to the distribution of federal tax revenues...
Updated 26 Mar, 2024 04:41am
Economic contradictions
Opinion

Economic contradictions

There are a number of economic events and happenings in Pakistan which are difficult to find immediate and rational...
Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am
Outlook for BoP
Opinion

Outlook for BoP

The balance of payments (BoP) statistics released by the State Bank of Pakistan for the period July 2023 to January...
Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am
Latest IMF projections
Opinion

Latest IMF projections

The Staff Report of the IMF on the First Review under the Stand-By Arrangement was released on the 19th of January...
Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am
Rising poverty
Opinion

Rising poverty

The incidence of poverty has skyrocketed in Pakistan since the Covid-19 pandemic and the disastrous floods of 2022....
Updated 30 Jan, 2024 05:29am
IMF projections
Opinion

IMF projections

The good news is that the IMF Executive Board has completed the First Review of the Stand-By Arrangement for ...
Updated 16 Jan, 2024 06:12am
Concerns of the World Bank
Opinion

Concerns of the World Bank

An article titled “Economic Turnaround Moment?” has recently been published in the newspaper, Dawn. It has been...
Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am
Problematic statistics
Opinion

Problematic statistics

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has been endeavoring to improve the quality and coverage of statistics in...
Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am
Outlook for inflation
Opinion

Outlook for inflation

The statement released recently by the Monetary Policy Committee of the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) indicates that...
Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am
Mixed economic trends
Opinion

Mixed economic trends

The first five months of 2023-24 have witnessed upturns and downturns both globally and within Pakistan. There was...
Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am